Chapter 22 - Flashback

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Ten years ago 

"Mommy ! mommy ! look , I drew this picture in school today"

"That's nice aria baby , why is part of it missing"

"Because everyone else's pictures have a daddy but when he comes back I can draw him in"

"He isn't coming back ari baby"

"why not" tears started welling up in my eyes

she started to walk away not answering me 

i ran behind her and tugged on her skirt "why mommy"

she flung me off and shouted

"he just isn't!"

Five Years ago

"Mom ! mom ! wake up , wake up"

she groaned turning over in the bed , she sat up and started throwing up

"whats wrong with you are you sick , do you want me to call work for you?"

she pushed me out of the way and ran to the bathroom 

an empty needle and two empty bottles of vodka fell out of the bed and onto the floor

"I quit I found a better job"

"Why are you drinking vodka it's morning ! mommy stop it you're scaring me"

"Shut up!"  she slapped me across the fast , my head flew around so fast I'm surprised my neck didn't crack

i held my face and stared at her in shock , she looked sloppy and off balance.

That was the first time my mother ever hit me , that's when I knew something was different. That nothing would be the same.

Two years ago

"Elena can't we go to your place I hate it here now"

"I know but I'm here and we'll be in your room plus we already had dinner so we don't have to go in the kitchen."

"Okay "

we walked into the living room to get to the stairs and i wish we didn't 

"What the hell is this" Elena exclaimed 

"Elena I thought you were at our house with ari"

"Mom what the hell ?!? Elena's dad really?" i couldn't believe she would stoop so low

"Aria you know your my best friend and I love you but I can't be around this anymore call me when your ready to get your life straight." Elena stormed out of the house 

"How could you she was my only friend" i looked at my mother in disgust 

"You don't need friends in this life , you don't need anyone."  she pushed past me no shame in her voice

I watched my only friend run down my drive way her father close behind.

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